NIH R01 · 2024
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding was declared a “crisis” by the Institute of Medicine 10 years ago, and EDs have become more crowded since. Patients treated in overcrowded EDs are at increased risk for subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and psychiatric disorder, largely due to increases in patients’ psychological stress during their acute care stay. While the association of ED stressors with patient CVD and psychological outcomes is established, little work has explored the impact of ED environmental factors on the nurses and doctors who spend years exposed to stressful and frequently overcrowded EDs—often after poor sleep due to shift-work. This study will test whether…
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